1123cc Big Bore Piston Kit for 1000DS

[junior varsity]

Bumping this up, looking for educated opinions on crank work.  I'm not going to name who, but someone was trashing Ben Fox's fork that happens to own a very well known shop in the midwest.  Surprised me when he told me they wouldn't even touch it if Fox did the crank, that he has murdered a set of heads in the past, blah blah blah. 

Now, there are always 3 sides to a story, but that shop pretty much took themselves out of the building a motor equation when they unleashed the verbal lashing that they did...

I was planning on having the crank done to "SPS" style/specs, getting a set of rods fitted, and then either doing it myself (never done before) or paying someone to assemble the bottom end. 

I'll be posting as "AMS" from now one when talking work related stuff, but for this one,

I'll talk to Jeff and Jordan tomorrow about this. We're up to our eyeballs in Pistal pistons, do crank balancing, and head work regularly (primarily on the CMRA/WERA racers and on a particular AMA racer's...). On the newest motors (DS era and newer) this stuff is "quite straightforward, y'know" (said in Jeff's Kiwi accent). He hadn't put it up on the website because its usually word-of-mouth stuff, since a built-up 2V motor is "rarer the rockinghorse shit, mate" (again with the accent)

This is the stuff I'm quite interested in, but its quite true: not something you get the chance to do everyday.  My 2VSBK project hit the "stall" for a bit as I had run out of funds for some necessary bits and pieces, but when I stumbled upon the 95.92mm 2V pistons the other day (984cc builds), we got to talking quite a bit. Anyhow, my project is getting back on some sort of 'course' (Corse?), but will still be chugging about slowly due to budgetary constraints (I don't want to cheap-out on anything).

[Monsterlover]

Good plan.

We don't want you to cheap out on anything

[junior varsity]

I'm getting more familiar with the area. Turns out TPO is near by (College Station, any A&M fans out there?). If they make it, and its not unreasonably priced, its going on the bike. It'll be a bit of a rolling catalog for those guys, and (hopefully) a silly amount of fun for me.

Currently still looking at 964cc, track/race cams, etc. But thinking a little about the 984. According to Jeff, boring the cases is "like, no big deal, mate" - especially since everything is coming apart anyhoo

[koko64]

 

[Rob Hilding]

 

[Travman]

The engine is being put back together. Currently waiting on a seal for the jackshaft which had a leak.  Hopefully I'll be riding this bike soon and enjoying the autumn riding season.  [moto]

[koko64]

 

[Monsterlover]

I'm likin that motor stand adapter...

Home made?

[Travman]

It is not my engine stand adapter, but it definitely looks home-made.

[DRKWNG]

I'm interested to see how all this turns out Trav.  I have been talking to Donnie about cracking open the motor in my SC to do some similar work...

[Travman]

We'll have to get together for a ride after my bike is back together. You can compare it to the 1000 in your SC to see if it something you want to do.  I live within jogging distance of DucPond. 

[koko64]

 

[Travman]

I'm back in the saddle again. Nothing much to report.  The bike feels very strong. I'm keeping the revs to a max of 5-6K RPMs. I'll put several hundred miles on it before we wring it's neck on the dyno.

[Porsche Monkey]

 

[mattc7]

did you go lightened/polished/knifed on the crank, or just balanced?